2011 Japan Relief Fund

On March 11, 2011, the Japan America Society of Southern California created the 2011 Japan Relief Fund, a disaster relief fund to aid victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. One hundred percent of your tax-deductible contributions to the 2011 Japan Relief Fund go to organizations that directly help victims of the disaster.

Japan’s recovery is expected to take five years or more. With this in mind, the Japan America Society of Southern California is working to gauge the long-term needs of those affected by the disaster with the goal of supporting organizations that will contribute to longer-term recovery and reconstruction. As long as individuals, corporations and foundations show interest in supporting the longer-term recovery and reconstruction process in Japan, the Japan America Society will keep the 2011 Japan Relief Fund open for contributions. As we have seen in the past in places like theGulfCoast in theU.S.and inHaiti, among other places, the need is great not just in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, but also in the longer-term recovery and reconstruction process.